Woodworking NetworkIn an effort to help authorities crack down on illegally traded lumber, scientists have begun analyzing regional differences in the DNA of wood - helping them determine the birthplace of the original tree within 10 miles. Illegal logging is a serious problem in the United States, but potentially even a bigger problem in Europe, with an estimated $8 to $12 billion in lost revenue annually.READ MORE

FPSAbstracts are now being accepted for oral presentations and posters at the Forest Products Society's 72nd International Convention (IC), June 11-14, 2018, at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin.

The annual IC is a premier scientific forum designed to enhance professional connections while also helping to build a bridge between top researchers and industry leaders and students. In addition, the IC will be held in conjunction with the International Conference on Nanotechnology, providing an expanded audience for IC posters and presentations.

Woodworking NetworkThe Department of Commerce announced stiff duties on Chinese plywood imports, punishing the firms for dumping plywood into U.S. markets at below costs. Antidumping margins of 183.36 percent were imposed on all Chinese companies, as well as countervailing duties ranging from 22.98 percent to 194.9 percent, based on the specifics of each Chinese manufacturer's shipments and pricing. READ MORE

Business In VancouverThe U.S. Commerce Department has set the final countervailing and anti-dumping duties against Canadian softwood lumber exports. Canadian companies exporting lumber to the U.S. will pay combined duties of about 20 percent on all lumber exports to the U.S., once they go into effect sometime in December.READ MORE

National Real Estate InvestorWood has been a staple in building single-family homes and apartment complexes of up to 85 feet in height for decades. But the developer of one mixed-use building in Portland, Oregon, is looking to change that as part of a burgeoning trend among developers and designers across the U.S. to bring the use of wood to new heights in commercial real estate.READ MORE

U.S. Forest Service via Forest Business NetworkThe U.S. Forest Service has created an interactive map highlighting conserved lands throughout the United States. Initially developed to show the locations and features of projects conserved via the Forest Legacy program, the map content was expanded to include lands conserved by state, private, and other federal partners.READ MORE

Pallet EntrpriseDiscover the many benefits of using wood for construction and packaging products. Everything has to be made of something. And it turns out that wood stacks up quite well to competing materials.READ MORE

Oregon Forest Resources InstituteAccording to an analysis commissioned by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, more than 350 million individual trees are standing dead in the 14 million acres of national forestland in Oregon. The bad news? The number of dead trees is expected to increase. This would provide more fuel for catastrophic wildfires such as last summer's Eagle Creek and Chetco Bar fires that blanketed the Portland metro area and southern Oregon with unhealthy levels of smoke. These are Oregon's "zombie trees."READ MORE